Water-crane



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1 Water Crane.

No. 239,973. v Patented April 12, 1 88`I.-

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' N,PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHINGTON, D. C,

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JACOB S. MORRIS AND CHARLES M. COOK, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

WATER-C RANE.

SPECIFICATION forming party of Letters Patent No. 239,973, dated April 12, 1881.

Application filed December 17, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, J A0013 S. MORRIS and CHARLES M. Cook, of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have jointly invented a new and useful Device for Supplying Locomotives with Water, and for other similar uses, which` improvement is fully set forth in the following specificatiomreference being had to the accompanying drawings, of which- Figure l is a sectional elevation, showing revolving pipe .and nozzle P, revolving joint a, fall-pipe D, collar Q.. annular ring q, fastened to pipe D, fall or hand chain R, valve-chain O, packed joint'T, packing-rin g k, packing b, gland I 5 V, pivot-pin W, counter-balance S, sustainingbraces X, stand-pipe A, valve lever and chain M, pivot-pin L, guide-wheels N, sliding rod l, with eye-hole "i, guide-boxes h h, arm H, valve- 'rod G, shoulder d, butterliy-valve F, slotted crank g, main valve E, guides e e, stufn'ng-box f, inlet-pipe B, and drain-pipe C.

Fig. 2 is a large detail, showing construction of revolving joint a.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of guide-rollers N.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of fall- .pipe D, with flange on inner end, showing joint T, packin g-rin g 7c, packing b, and gland V for compressing and-holdin g packing in place.

Fig. 5 is enlarged detailed view, showing valve E, valve-rod guides e e, shoulder d on lower end of valve-rod G, adjusted to slide back and forth between guides e e when opening and closing valve E.

Fig. 6 is a general elevation, showing fallpipe D both in vertical and horizontal positions and otherwise, as described and shown in Fig. 1.

The object ofour invention is to facilitate t the supplyin gof water from water-tanks, standpipes, goose-necks, or other similar devices from which water is supplied to locomotives under pressure, and for returning or removing the surplus water into drain, sewer, well, or otherwise, thus avoiding the wasting of snrplus water on or about the track or waterstation; also, to more easily7 and cheaply facilitate the supplying of water to locomotives on either side of watertanks or stand-pipes. When not in service the movable supply-pipe D is held in a vertical position by counterbalance S, check-valve E being closed and pipe A empty.

To operate the device, pull fall-chain R,which is connected with fall-pipe D, to which is also connected valve-chain O. After Vhavin g placed nozzle P over man-hole of tender, pull valvechain O, which is attached to lever M, and thereby raise valve E,which at the same time closes butterfly-valve F, in the meantime keeping fall-pipe D in a horizontal position. When tank is illed or sulcient water has been taken, let go valve-chain O,which allows valve E to closeby its own weight, aided by the pressure of water entering from pipe B,which also simultaneously and automatically opens waste-valve F, after which fall-pipe D will resume a vertical position by action of counterbalance-weight S. The nozzle-pipe P is intended to work automatically, and should be in position with nozzle P down by the time rfall-pipe D is in a horizontal position.

We claiml l. ln a water-crane, a vertical standpipe the lower end of which is connected with borizontal influent-pipe B and drain-pipe C, and constructed with revolving water-tight joints a and T, arranged to revolve, substantially as and for the purpose `described and set forth.

2. The combination of inlet and waste valves attached to the same valve-rod with sliding rods, valve chains for opening and closing valves, lowering and holding fall-pipe in a horizontal position, and counterbalance-weight for raising fall-pipe, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a water-crane, the flanged revolving nozzle P,in combination with the collar Q and pipe D, provided with annular ring q,whereby a water-tight joint is effected, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. In a water-crane, a movable fall-pipe, D, with a revolving joint, a, as above described, and a further revolving joint, T, having packing-ring lawth packing b and gland V, for the purpose of securing a water-tight joint by forcing packing b against packing-ring le, which `impinges against ange on inner end of pipe D, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. In a water-crane, a fall-chain, R,` for lowering pipe D, valve-chain O, attached to valvelever M. revolving on pivot-pin L, for opening valve E and simultaneously closing valve F by raising slide-rod I, arm H, and valve-rod G,'having shoulder d Working in guides e e, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. In a Water-crane, the braces X, combined with pivot-pin VV,Whereb5r pipe D is. supported and revolved Without straining joint T, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. In a Water-crane, a valve-chain, O, valve lever and chain M, guide-Wheels N, Valve F, with slottedv crank g, stuffing-box f, valve E, having guides e e, substantially as and for the purpose described.

8. In a Water-crane, the movable pipes P and D, with Water-tight revolving joints a and T, fall-chain R, counter-balance S, pivot-pins L and W, sustaining-braces X, valve lever and 15 main valve E, having guides e e, stand-pipe zo A, inuent-pipe B, drain-pipe C, all substantially as and for the purpose described.

JACOB S. MORRIS. CHARLES M. COOK.

Witnesses J. HABE, F. A. THAYER. 

